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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1970
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by Banner Publishing Corporation at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201.
A New York City bike lane experiment highlights the need for public transit. The U S Department of Transportation urges greater bus use to reduce traffic and road-building costs, noting buses move more people per trip than cars in peak hours. Vermont may face similar growth in vehicle demand, suggesting buses as a practical option before expanding highways. rail travel revival is hoped for, but buses could operate more efficiently across mountainous terrain.
Bennington selectmen face calls for a unified town voting plan as 77 petitioners seek a central polling site. Critics cite detours and confusion at primaries and urge law changes if needed to boost turnout and ease voting for the town's about 8 000 voters.
A Mt. Anthony Union High School board reversal on a Bennington College dance substitute for physical education drew a community debate on education philosophy. The Bennington Banner published the story, prompting discussion of sports versus dance, accreditation, and town gown tensions, with educators stressing varied learning styles and ongoing evolution.
Chicago Daily News columnist Mike Royko mocks artful check designs urging grim images over daisies and sunlit scenes. He imagines graves, ropes, blood, widows, and bleak objects to remind spenders of consequences and debts.
Hayes, longtime lieutenant governor and ally of Sen. Prouty, reflects on a failed bid to reform the Vermont Republican Party. He concedes defeat in the gubernatorial primary to Gov. Deane Davis, discusses his liberal stance, investigations into Waterbury Hospital and Brandon Training School, and contemplates future public service while planning his legal practice.
UPI dispatch argues Monday is unfairly blamed as the worst day. It cites higher absenteeism and more accidents then notes the blame often falls on weekend behavior and not Monday itself. The column urges embracing Mondays for renewed vigor and reminds readers of individual attitudes shaping the week.
A reader urges MAUHS to focus on practical subjects and reduce activities seen as unconnected to education. They criticize tax funds supporting dancing programs, call for stronger school board backbone, and warn against outsiders and disruptive influences.
A columnist argues educated groups take deliberate risks for temporary profit. He cites earthquakes along the San Andreas Fault, California power plants, nuclear debates, and pollution in Vermont and New York, warning of hidden futures for public health and welfare. He questions cost versus safety and urges treating people as importantly as profits.
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